Effect of Different Curcuminoid Supplement Dosages on Total In Vivo Antioxidant Capacity and Cholesterol Levels of Healthy Human Subjects

• Published in: Phytotherapy research Vol. 25; no. 11; pp. 1721 - 1726
• Main Authors: Pungcharoenkul, Kanit, Thongnopnua, Phensri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2011; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: absorbance; administration & dosage; alpha-Tocopherol; alpha-Tocopherol - blood; antioxidant; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; Antioxidants - administration & dosage; Biological and medical sciences; blood; cholesterol; Cholesterol - blood; curcumin; Curcumin - administration & dosage; Dietary Supplements; Female; General pharmacology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; oxygen; oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay; people; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Rosa; total antioxidant capacity; triacylglycerols; Triglycerides; Triglycerides - blood; vitamin E; Vitamin E - administration & dosage; α-tocopherol; Human; Oxygen; Healthy subject; Tyrosine kinase inhibitor; Pharmacognosy; Vitamin; Lipids; α-Tocopherol; Antioxidant; Cholesterol; Medicinal plant; In vivo; Organic pigment; total antioxidant capacity; Plant origin; oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay; Curcumin; antioxidant: cholesterol

The impact of consuming curcuminoids containing curcumin at 500 mg/day and 6 g/day for 7 days on plasma antioxidant capacity and serum cholesterol level were determined by using vitamin E 200 IU/day consumption as a comparison. Group A and group B subjects consumed 500 mg and 6 g curcumin, respectiv...